John 5:11

John 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
• New International Version (NIV)But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he answered them, "The man who healed me, that man said to me, 'Take up your bed, and walk.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”

Context of John 5:11

9Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath, 10so the Jewish leaders objected. They said to the man who was cured, “You can’t work on the Sabbath! The law doesn’t allow you to carry that sleeping mat!” But he replied, “The man who healed me told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” 12“Who said such a thing as that?” they demanded. 13The man didn’t know, for Jesus had disappeared into the crowd.

John 5:11 word by word

Ὁ δὲ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς· ὁ ποιήσας με ὑγιῆ, ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν· ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• He answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• He that madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• wholeὑγιήςhugiēs · healthyG5199
• the sameἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Take upαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• bedκράββατοςkrabbatos · bedG2895
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043

Cross-references for John 5:11

• John 9:16Some of the Pharisees said, “This man Jesus is not from God, for he is working on the Sabbath.” Others said, “But how could an ordinary sinner do such miraculous signs?” So there was a deep division of opinion among them.
• Mark 2:9Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk’?

Commentaries on John 5:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11He that made me whole, etc. - The poor man reasoned conclusively: - He who could work such a miracle must be at least the best of men: now a good man will neither do evil himself, nor command others to do it: but he who cured me ordered me to carry my bed; therefore, there can be no evil in it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11He that made me whole - The man reasoned correctly. If Jesus had power to work so signal a miracle, he had a right to explain the law. If he had conferred so great a favor on him, he had a right to expect obedience; and we may learn that the mercy of God in pardoning our sins, or in bestowing any signal blessing, imposes the obligation to obey him. We should yield obedience to him according to what we Know to be his will, whatever may be the opinions of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 Those eased of the punishment of sin, are in danger of returning to sin, when the terror and restraint are over, unless Divine grace dries up the fountain. The misery believers are made whole from, warns us to sin no more, having felt the smart of sin. This is the voice of every providence, Go, and sin no more. Christ saw it necessary to give this caution; for it is common for people, when sick, to promise much; when newly recovered, to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-40This chapter is structured like a courtroom case (a legal trial). It begins with a description of the event that led to the conflict (5:1–15). This is followed by the decision of the Jewish leaders to take action against Jesus (5:16). Next comes a statement of the charges against him (5:18). The chapter then presents the defense given by Jesus, where he explains his authority and his relationship with the Father (5:17, 19–40).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1610-16. The Jews--that is, those in authority. (See on Joh 1:19.) it is not lawful to carry thy bed--a glorious testimony to the cure, as instantaneous and complete, from the lips of the most prejudiced! (And what a contrast does it, as all our Lord's miracles, present to the bungling miracles of the Church of Rome!) In ordinary circumstances, the rulers had the law on their side (Ne 13:15; Jr 17:21). But when the man referred them to "Him that had made…Read the comment

Topics related to John 5:11

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

• Folk
• Judgment
• Lest
• Light
• Step
• Trouble
• Troubling
• Witness
• Bed; Bedchamber; Bedstead
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on John 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings